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© 2009 - dingo
 



Pictured is Patrick Trevillion on a cold and clear mid-winter at Waikuku Beach, New Zealand, during a big Southerly storm which came through over night dumping heaps of snow and pushing in a nice swell. It's a nice beachbreak, with lots of space that picks up more south swell than the town beaches. Winter can get pretty cold but when the snow melts in spring and runs down the rivers... that's when it really gets cold. You'll need boots, gloves and a hood to be comfortable and surf your best out there.

The biggest issue here during winter is the lack of surfers to take photos of! During the mid-week I am usually the only one out there, and after working hours the sun gets down below the trees so there is too little light for good shots. It was so icy this day that two of the boys' surf boards got stuck to the roof rack with ice!

Doug Singer
www.morphic.co.nz

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Goofy14yearold6 days ago Reply
Number 9's a bit of a poo wave :) All the waves look pretty sick though in bournemouth its too messy :(
dENNo34 days ago Reply
Hell bru, what about the freezing cameraman doing the water shots!!!
Nysurfer1346 days ago Reply
That water looks freeeezing lol
CBripper53 days ago Reply
#8 they would probly go higher in the airs without all the weight of the waterlogged wetsuit
CBripper53 days ago Reply
#2 needs some perspective like a person because it sys its a mini tsunami, but it looks about 3 foot
Mel in Florida57 days ago Reply
I think I'll stay where I am..
South Wales Rider62 days ago Reply
awsome!!!!
dingo69 days ago Reply
there is no such thing as cold water , just bad wetsuits
Reillser71 days ago Reply
Man I got icecream pains just watching the guy duck diving in no.8
shanzobonzo72 days ago Reply
No. 4 is a great article, fair play Colin!
island_man73 days ago Reply
I surf on Vancouver island B.C., and in the winter good swell is almost always accompanied by some freakish wind/snow/sleet storm. Hooded 6/5/4s, booties, and gloves are the only way to go!
HeavyBallHanger 175 days ago Reply
number 12/ Killer Whales and Polar Bears swim in that water.
notxorc75 days ago Reply
licoln city = qweeb central
776 days ago Reply
Winter at The Wall, New Hampshire: my take is to try for days where the sum of the air temp and the water temp is at least 70F, or let's say 5C - but it sounds better in Farenheit - almost toasty.
ziconess78 days ago Reply
Fantastic article - you are all mental & a lot of respect is due. I wonder where you all go when you go on your hols? :)
Rich Walsh78 days ago Reply
Surfed in hail , never snow. Lads you're gonna have get bigger Speedos to house those nuts.
BuzyG78 days ago Reply
More Great shots. Video realy well put together. Not sure I'd suffer the cold for that wave, but the guys were making the most of it. Reminded me of hiding under my Sponge on Constantine beach a few winters back, to keep the marble sized hail stones off.
EsbenT78 days ago Reply
Great footage from (number 8) Vancouver! T'was a nicely made video and they were very good at making the best of what they had :)
Joe Wales78 days ago Reply
Minus 30? Respect Gentlemen, i feel it at minus a few let alone more 0's
Pete79 days ago Reply
Some great insights and stories. Looking forward to winter in the North Sea, tropical in comparison. Know how hard it is to grab the camera instead of your board when your local spots are fickle, but I'll try that bit harder this season having looked at this, cheers. Some fantastic images and the short film really gives you an idea of the temperatures, bloody baltic!
StiggyIggy80 days ago Reply
wow you guys have some balls, i surf in florida and i get mad when it gets to the low 70's
dingo79 days ago Reply
Hi Stiggylggy. I am surfing with xcell booties and gloves and a loaclly made 7th wave wetsuit.3mm body and 2mm arms,and thats good for an hour or two .the water temp is about 9degs c at this time of the year
Benjo1151 days ago Reply
Fair play...3/2 in 9 deg c, localy made .....must be good ha
Carcharias80 days ago Reply
Wow. Respect.
s0ulsurfing80 days ago Reply
i'd nearly forgotten that feeling of paddling out on a january morning with a freezing cold north-easterly sorting out a proper south-westerly swell, and I actually cant wait, had enough of summer slop already
Sparko80 days ago Reply
Agree - although I need the opposite swell/wind directions
The Swindler78 days ago Reply
Well Jason it's all yours this year, Im off to NZ, last winter was too damn cold, and there is a distinct lack of bikini clad women in January on the island. Keep up the good work with the pic's!
joel-braith78 days ago Reply
agreed mate! it will be nice to have some quiet line ups again too. There's nothing like surfing below zero to sort the men out from the boys.
ZakJ55 days ago Reply
yea boy. NZ's where the surfs at. winter or summer its still around 15.C
Sparko80 days ago Reply
The North Sea in winter is no picnic but some of these locations take the p@ss: Number 5 - bollock freezing and sharks??!
Coop40780 days ago Reply
Respect to anyone who surfs no. 7
bazza80 days ago Reply
Water is most heavy (dense) at 4 deg C...
eggsandwhich80 days ago Reply
yeah yeah very clever , but at what temp is it COLDEST?
DrGeePhD80 days ago Reply
a fraction of a degree above the temperature at when it turns to ice.
stuie_m81 days ago Reply
That's true dedication for you . . .
Sparko81 days ago Reply
The water quality in 13 looks terrible - just look at all that rubbish in his face
dannyoconnor80 days ago Reply
hahahahha
 
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